Fastening device for collars



I. L. CORBI.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-16,1918.

Patented Jim. 6, 1920.

WnwE6S: f @en a a 3511 JOSEPH L. CORBI, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT TO FRANK K. I-IEINDRICI-I AND ONE-THIRD IN GTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD T0 DAVID S. MAEGGLIS, BOTH OF WASI-I- FASTENING- DEVICE FOR COLLARS.

Application led October 15, 1918.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPr-I L. Consi, a citizen of the United States, residing at I/Vashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices for Collars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fastening' devices for collars, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and ar rangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device by means of which collars, such as those on military uniforms, may be held rigidly in position, and kept from buckling or puclering.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described by means of which the ends of the collar may be readily detached from one another, or fastened to one another, by a single movement.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described in which the stretching of the collar, or the gaping thereof, is eliminated.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hook and eye construction in which a plurality of eyes may be simultaneously engaged by a plurality of hooks, said eyes being carried by a sti'i'ening plate or band having auxiliary retaining prongs located in direct alinement with the line of pull through the eyes, and the hooks being carried by a similar plate, and having similar auxiliary retaining members.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following` specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, forming part of this application, in which- Figure l is a front view of a collar, the fastening means being shown in dotted line;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed horizontal sectional view; and

Fig. y3 is a detailed view showing the con struction of the stifening plates and the hooks and eyes.

The collar of the ordinary military uni- Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Serial No. 258,369.

form, such as those in use in the United States Army and Navy, by olicers, is designed to have its ends brought together with the upper and lower edges of the two ends in alinement. The ordinary way of fastening these ends is by two pairs of single hooks and eyes, one pair located near the top of the collar, and the other pair located near the bottom, these hooks and eyes being of the ordinary construction, and being sewed to the collar. Owing to strain on the collar, the fastening devices permit the upper edges of the collar to separate or gap. The collar may stretch along one portion, and this causes a puclrering or buckling of the collar.

My invention is designed to obviate these objections. In carrying out my invention, I provide two stiifening plates such as those shown at A and B in Fig. 3. These plates may be made of metal, or any suitable material. The body portion of the plate A is provided with two or more forwardly projecting hooks C on one edge thereof, these hooks being preferably integral with the plate A. Triangular prongs D are punched from the plate, these prongs being in alinement with the line of pull on the hooks. Holes E are provided for sewing the plate to the collar in the manner hereinafter described.

The plate B is provided with eyes F integral with the plate, and arranged to register with the hooks. rllhe plate B is provided with prongs D located in the line of pull of the eyes.

In making the collar I prefer to use an inner lining or form consisting of a. band made of two layers of can ns, these layers being shown at l and 2 respectively. The layer l is of closely woven material, while the layer 2 is of coalser material. The plates A and B are placed next to the canvas layer l, the prongs D which are inclined inwardly, being pushed forwardly so as to enter the outer layer of canvas, care being taken, however, not to push the prongs clear through the canvas band. The plates A and B are now sewed in position so that the eyes F will project slightly beyond the meeting line H of the collars suiiiciently far to enable the hooks to pass through the eyes. In order to facilitate the engagement of the hooks and eyes, and also to permit the collar to be closed with its ends exactly abutting one another, the hooks and eyes are bent inwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, being covered by the flap or tab- K.

The collar is finished in the ordinary manner with the outer band 3 and the inner band 4. A collar equipped with a fastening means of the type described will not gap, and will not pucler or buckle. The stiifeningA plates keep the upper and lower corners stretched apart, and the stress on the hooks and eyes is equalized. Moreover, the prongs D not only serve as retaining members, which aid the stitches in holding the stiffening plates in place, but being disposed in the direct line of pull through the registering hooks and eyes, they take the strain ofl' from the stitches. Being located in the direct line of pull, there is no lever action of the plates on the prongs fulcrums, as there would be were these prongs disposed elsewhere than in the line of pull.

A Collar equipped with my improved fastening device may be instantly fastened or unfastened at one movement. For a deep collar, that is to say over two inches, I prefer to use stiffening plates having three hooks and eyes, as shown in F ig. l. For collars of less depth, I prefer to use plates having two hooks and eyes. It will be understood, however, that either form works substantially in the same manner. I am aware that metal bands having a plurality of registering hooks and eyes, have been used as corset fasteners, and for other similar uses in which metal bands extending from the top to the bottom of the device are used, not for the purpose of preventing buckling or lateral stretching of the corset or other device, as in the present instance, but as a carrier for a plurality of hooks and eyes. Furthermore, none of these devices have the auX- iliary retaining devices in the shape of prongs which enter the material in the direct line of pull through the hooks and eyes.

I do not, therefore, claim broadly, metal strips carrying a plurality of hooks and eyes.

What I claim is:

l. The combination with a collar having an interior lining consisting of a band of canvas made in two layers, of a pair of stifflening plates, one of said plates being provided with a plurality of integral hooks, the other of said plates being provided with a plurality of integral eyes, said hooks and eyes being bent inwardly, and arranged to register, and the eyes projecting slightly beyond the meeting edge of the collar ends, each of said plates being provided with prongs punched therefrom and extending into one of said canvas layers, the points of the prongs being toward the hooks and eyes, and being in the line of direct pull between the hooks and eyes.

2. The combination with a collar having an interior lining, of a pair of stilfening plates disposed near the ends of the collar, the stilfening plate at one end being provided with a plurality of integral hooks, and the other plate being provided with a Qlurality of integral eyes arranged to register with the hooks, said eyes projecting slightly beyond the meeting edge of the collar ends, each of said plates being provided with prongs punched therefrom and extending into the lining, the points of the prongs being toward the hooks and eyes and being in the line of direct pull between the hooks and eyes.

' 3. The combination with a collar having an interior lining, of a pair of stifening plates disposed near the ends of the collar, transverse-ly thereof, the stiffening plate at one end being provided with a plurality of integral hooks and the other plate being provided with a plurality of integral eyes arranged to register with the hooks, each of said plates eing provided with prongsl punched therefrom and extending into the lining, said prongs being in the line of direct pull betweenthe hooks and eyes.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JOSEPH L. CORBI. 

